Friday Fictioneers – Write a 100-word story based on the Photo Prompt image above by  © Dale Rogerson

The Temp

Sally had a new job as a temp. Her placements had been a potpourri of challenges and variety. From a crazy call centre, taking and making calls to pitch rural broadband to farmers in the wop-wops, to community aged care. Today she was assigned to cleaning, shopping and cooking meals. How hard could that be?

The door opened revealing a small, stooped, white-haired woman.

“Yer late!”

“Hello, Vera, I’m Sal…”

“Never mind that!” she spat, eyeballing Sally.

“Best I come in then.” Sally stared back.

“Don’t go in the spare room!”

“Sally’s nose twitched. What was that smell?”

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